Being in Australia, we have to watch the whole cancellation thing pretty much with frustration because the entire routine often happens before the show ever even gets here.
Something that has happened recently I think is going to turn Australian TV on its head is that it looks as if our best viewing season is going to align with the US. Historically all our programmes wind down about now ready for summer and we get endless cricket and tennis footage mixed with equally endless M*A*S*H, Brady Bunch and Simpsons repeats. Surprisingly quietly, the three major commercial networks have begun all the new seasons at the same to time as they started in the US, only days behind US viewing rather than in April/May next year as in the past.
There isn't perfect alignment though - we are getting Damages, Californication and many others but sadly no Pushing Daisies, Mad Men or Reaper yet.
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Date: 2007-10-13 02:59 am (UTC)What a perfect description!
Being in Australia, we have to watch the whole cancellation thing pretty much with frustration because the entire routine often happens before the show ever even gets here.
Something that has happened recently I think is going to turn Australian TV on its head is that it looks as if our best viewing season is going to align with the US. Historically all our programmes wind down about now ready for summer and we get endless cricket and tennis footage mixed with equally endless M*A*S*H, Brady Bunch and Simpsons repeats. Surprisingly quietly, the three major commercial networks have begun all the new seasons at the same to time as they started in the US, only days behind US viewing rather than in April/May next year as in the past.
There isn't perfect alignment though - we are getting Damages, Californication and many others but sadly no Pushing Daisies, Mad Men or Reaper yet.